1. Spare my people (1-4)

The king was pleased with Queen Esther. He enjoyed the delicious banquet she had prepared. He asked her a third time to state her petition. She did not evade the truth. She told the king plainly about the impending disaster facing her and her people. The king demanded to know who was responsible for this, and Esther pointed to the vile enemy of God's people, Haman.

2. Haman hanged high (5-10)

Haman was terrified. The king left the room in anger and went out into the garden. Haman's pleas to the queen became ardent; when the king came back in, Haman was falling on the couch where Queen Esther was reclining. The king was enraged at Haman's rude behavior and ordered Haman hanged. Someone said, 'There's a 75' gallows near Haman's house.' So Haman was hanged on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai.

Application: Lord, thank you for answering prayer by raising up faithful and obedient men and women. Raise up women like Esther.
One Word: God is just